Tasta
| Bydel Tasta | ||
|---|---|---|
| Borough | ||
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 Location within Stavanger municipality | ||
| Coordinates: 58°58′52″N 05°41′36″E / 58.98111°N 5.69333°ECoordinates: 58°58′52″N 05°41′36″E / 58.98111°N 5.69333°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| Region | Western Norway | |
| County | Rogaland | |
| District | Jæren | |
| City | Stavanger | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation[1] | 65 m (213 ft) | |
| Population (2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 15,379 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) | |
| Post Code | 4029 Stavanger | |
Tasta is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough is located in the northern part of the city, however it is split between the mainland along the Byfjorden plus the eastern part of the island of Åmøy (the western part is in Rennesøy municipality).[3] The 10.87-square-kilometre (2,690-acre) borough has a population (2016) of 15,379. This gives the borough a population density of 1,415 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,660/sq mi).[2]
The local sports clubs are Tasta IL and Vardeneset BK.
Neighbourhoods
Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Tasta roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Indre Tasta and Ytre Tasta.
Politics
Tasta borough is led by a borough council (bydelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:[4]
| Party Name | Name in Norwegian | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Arbeiderpartiet | 3 | |
| Progress Party | Fremskrittspartiet | 1 | |
| Conservative Party | Høyre | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | Kristelig Folkeparti | 1 | |
| Pensioners' Party | Pensjonistpartiet | 1 | |
| Socialist Left Party | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | 1 | |
| Liberal Party | Venstre | 1 | |
| Local Lists | Lokale lister | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 11 | ||
References
- ↑ "Tasta, Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- 1 2 "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Tasta" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Madla bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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